Thanksgiving Paper Craft

I got my idea for a Fall Decorated Christmas Tree a few years ago after seeing my sister Kathy's tree while visiting her in New Jersey.  
My fall tree is just 4 foot tall and in my kitchen bay window. 

I decorate this little tree for fall with autumn leaves, acorns, pumpkins, etc., and then add Halloween ornaments towards the end of October.  In November I use a Fall/Thanksgiving theme.

Since my Christmas Vintage Paper Ornaments turned out so well last year, IMO, I decided to make Thanksgiving ornaments too!

 

 It's pretty much the exact same steps or directions as the Christmas ornaments except using creams, browns, and black colors of scrapbooking paper.

And instead of Santa, I used black silhouette cut-outs of pilgrims and turkeys.

These also make cute gifts.

Directions:

Cut strips of paper

Fold 2 strips accordion style.

Cut strips of paper then fold

Wire two folded paper strips together in the middle. Leave enough wire for a tree hanger.

Bend folded paper in half

Wire two together, leaving enough wire for a hanger

Glue the side of the folded paper together. I use paper clips to hold them together until the glue dries. Don't forget to feed the wire along with the glue and out the top to make a circle of wire for a hanger.

Cut out desired color and shape of circles then glue onto the folded paper ornament.

Cut out desired thanksgiving themed shapes and glue onto top of the circle. I used a pilgrim, an American Indian and a turkey.

Glue on circles, Thanksgiving-themed cutouts and ribbons

Last, add ribbons or bows if desired.

 

Here is a link to the silhouettes.  You may need to save the images then re-size them to fit your ornaments.

Print Thanksgiving Silhouettes


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